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Florence Padovani serves as Associate Professor at Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Director of the Sino-French Center (CFC) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and Researcher at the Centre on China's Transnational Relations (CEFC) in Hong Kong. Her academic work is anchored in the PRODIG UMR 8685 research laboratory in Paris, focusing on interdisciplinary studies of contemporary China.
Her educational qualifications include:
- 2018: HDR (Authorization to Direct Research) from Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne on displaced populations from the Three Gorges Dam
- 1996: PhD from EHESS (School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences) on Chinese Communist Party propaganda
- 1990: Master's in Contemporary History from EHESS
- 1990: Bachelor's in Chinese Language from Paris 7-Jussieu
- 1989: Diploma of Advanced International Studies from IEP-INALCO
Padovani's research centers on urban transformation and migration dynamics in China, with signature projects examining Shanghai/Xi'an development, Three Gorges Dam displacements, and social impacts of hydraulic infrastructure. Her methodological approach blends ethnographic fieldwork with historical analysis, emphasizing marginalized communities' lived experiences amid state-led modernization. Key contributions include documenting resettlement patterns, analyzing lilong neighborhood gentrification, and comparative studies of development-induced displacement across Asia.
Her publication trajectory reveals consistent thematic focus from early work on propaganda mechanisms (1996) to contemporary analyses of urban marginality (2020). Recent outputs demonstrate increasing methodological sophistication through comparative frameworks (China-India), interdisciplinary collaboration, and attention to transnational urban phenomena. The Three Gorges Dam research forms a critical throughline, evolving from socio-political effects (2004) to longitudinal life-path studies (2018 HDR).
Padovani has secured significant research funding including:
- Campus-France Procore project (2018-2019) on Three Gorges migrant mobility
- Campus-France Xu Guangqi project (2015) on urban planning contradictions
- PRODIG Laboratory project (2011) on Shanghai metropolization
- ANR Périsud project on Global South metropolitan peripheries
- NORAO project on East Asian regional organizations
Her institutional affiliations encompass leadership at Tsinghua University's Sino-French Center, research roles at CEFC Hong Kong, and sustained collaboration with PRODIG UMR 8685. These positions facilitate transnational academic exchange between French, Chinese, and international scholars, particularly through projects like ANR Périsud and NORAO that bridge European and Asian research networks.
